Marriage or jail?

A man and his wife 20 years later. An unexpected conversation started between the "loving couple"

Submitted:Aug 15, 2013
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A
woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in
their bed. She puts on her robe and goes down stairs to look for
him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of
coffee in front him. He appears deep in thought, just staring at
the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a
sip of coffee.

"What's
the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps
intothe
room. "Why are you down here at this time of night?"

The husband looks up, "Do you remember 20 years ago when we were
dating, and you were only 17?" he asks solemnly. The wife is
touched thinking her husband is so caring and sensitive.

"Yes, I do," she replies.

The husband pauses. The words are not coming easily. "Do you
remember when you father caught us in the back seat of my car?"

"Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a chair
beside him.

The husband continues..."Do you remember when he shoved a shotgun
in my face and said, "Either you marry my daughter, or I will
send you to jail for 20 years".